The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-08

laid on the toOle.
Minister Brown said the receipts
from the Crown lands last year were
$4,000 and this year would probably
be $4,000.
Reps. Kamauoha and Kalaukoa
spoke i'm favor of deferring the matter
TO the biennial session of the Legis-
lature.
Noble Widemann said the Crown
lands were Government property. The
Noble went back to the titles of Kane
hameha III. and ~, who were in
vested with the proprietorship for
themselves, their heirs, SUCCESSORS and
assigns. Both of the Kings named
had sold some of the lands. After the
death of Kamehameha III, Kalama,
his widow, received her dover from the
title during the lifetime of Kamehame-
ha ~. The Supreme Court decided
that the late Queen Emma had also Il
I right of dover in the lands. Kameha-
I mehG ~. died intestate and left rs his
! heir Kakuanaou. The Crown land
bill was passed. KakuanaOu left two
heirs, 4 son and daughter. The son
/ died and his surviving sister got the
! title. This sister sold her right TO
/ Claus Spreckels, by whom il was sub
/ Sequently transferred to the Hawaiian
! Government. The late Queen Emma
also transferred her right of dover to
! the Government.
/ Noble Castle and the mover of the
/ resolution spoke at some length in
| support of it.
/ The motion to table the resolution
I was put and lost.
/ Minister Browns amendment haV-
I mo. haa,, oaanNfal tho Yasn1ufinn a 90
amended was put and carried.
! The Judiciary Committee reported
| that they had examined the creden-
| tials of Messrs. Kauhane, PaehaOle
and Nakaleka and found them correct.
1 Mobiles Smith and Waterhouse were
| appointed TO request the attendance of
! the Chief Justice to swear in the three
members above named.
Vice Chancellor Justice McCully en-
tered the chamber n few minutes
later, when Reps. Kauhaue, Paehaole,
and Nakaleka We're duly sworn, upon
which the Vice Chancellor retired.
Rep. c. Brown nominated Rep. j.
Kauhane rs Vice-President of the
House. No other nomination was of
fered, and the honorable member was
elected unanimously, and with gem
eral expression of enthusiasm on the
part of members.
Minister Brown read a first time the
bill previously given notice of, Ito
regulate Chinese immigration"
On motion of Minister Thurston, the
rules were suspended and the bill re-
ferred to the Printing Committee.
Rep. Daniels moved the following:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is
hereby requested TO state to the House
the cost of the volunteer organization
for the present period, and heamOunt,
if any, of the outstanding claims
against the appropriation.
Rep. c.. Brown moved the following:
That the Minister of Finance inform
this Assembly, in writing, the present
status of the so-called English loan,
the amount of bonds sold in the Eng
lish market, the charges or commits
sions attending such sale in detail,
whether or not the bonds comply with
the statute authorizing their issuance,
and further, that the policy of His
Majesty's Government in the matter
be fully explained, and whether it is
the intention of the Government to
introduce or ask for legislation i'm the
premises.
Minister Thurstou made Il statement
that bills connected with the funeral
of the late Princess Likelike, amount
ing to so, 1927, had been handed him
since he came into office. On investi-
CATION he could find no authority from
anybody for contracting these bills.
Among other items were full suits of
clothes for Sl3 men and dresses for SS7
women, poi and groceries, 81, 900. The
list of names OF persons who received
goods would astOnish anybody to see
it. He moved to refer the bills to
special committee. Carried.
The special committee appointed
consist of Mobiles J. /. DOwsett, sr., S.
c. Luhiau, p. n. Makee, \. Jaeger
and Rep. w. H. Rice.
Rep. f. Brown moved that, as GER
tain papers are left every morning on
thedesks of members, no appropriation
be made for the payment of such pa
pers
The Chair ruled the motion out of /
order, no appropriation having vet /
been made for any of the expenses of !
the session.
Minister Thurston informed .the
House that he had received state /
ments from Mr.. Paul Neumann relat- /
ing to the sO-ealled Japanese claim.
No appropriation had been made to
pay any such claim. He moved the
papers be referred to a special commit
tee. Carried.
The committee to whom these claims
were referred are Mobiles Baldwin.
Motley and Bertelmann, and Reps. ].
[. Kawainui and C. Brown.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that all
members of the bar who are members
Of the House be prohibited from alb
'enting themselves from the House to
attend to their private practice.
Rep. Kinney thought members of
he bar should be allowed some dis
'retion. The bar was just now closing
Up the business of the recent term. He
hOught the members of the bar would
Keep pace with other members i'm at
ending to their public duties.
Noble Castle rose to a point of order
lass legislation was unconstitutional
+ the resolution applied to all mem
'ers of the House, ne would have moth